YEREVAN. – Azerbaijan is in violation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE).

Armenia MFA Arms Control and International Security Department Head Samvel Mkrtchyan noted the aforesaid at a press conference on Thursday.

Mkrtchyan added that Russia is one of Azerbaijan’s main suppliers of arms, and stated that as of 2007, Russia has suspended the implementation of the CFE.

“Sadly, the treaty does not envision legal mechanisms for the countries that violate it. Everything is expressed in the form of political statements,” the MFA official stated.    

In Mkrtchyan’s words, even though Armenia informs about the CFE violations by Azerbaijan, the real steps that Armenia can take are ensuring its own security. 

“The treaty, which was signed in the early 1990s, is out of date. It functions yet no longer reflects the real situation. [We] need a new treaty that meets the present-day demands. Moreover, the new document shall envision penalties for violations,” Samvel Mkrtchyan maintained.